New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-07
SOUTHERN ROADS RELIEVED.
RULING BY THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE SUSPENDED

RULING BY THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE SUSPENDED
IN THE SOUTH FOR NINETY DAYS.
WASHINGTON, April Ga petition was received by
the Interstate Commerce Comni ion to-day from
John L. Peck, general manager South Carolina
Railway Company, for relief from the operations
Of the fourth section the long and short haul
section) Of the Interstate Commerce law. A
petition Of like purp)r was received from l. Y.
Sage, general manager of the Georgia Pacific Rail-
way Company In addition to the fact of tho
environment and Intersection Of its territory by
water lines, it sets foIth that its line for ono
hundred miles is confined within the boundaries
of the COosa, Catawba and Black Warrior coal
fields q section devoid of agricultural resources,
and nccc sarily dependent upon the pc ioncr for
the distribution OF its mineral and coal products.
This section is sparsely settled ard local con-
sumption is limited IL is impoltant, therefore.
that an output sufficient TO justify large operations
must find its market at more distant points.
At the Afternoon session the Commission midc
ruling in part as follows:
Application having been to the Interstate Commerce
Act to Regulate Commerce by Southern Hallway
and steamsph Association an organization COMPOSED OF mo
shS lines operated IN Connection herewith AaSa@s
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rSnia ann and georgia sosd compsRy Georgia Railroad
Company Se9rsia Pacne hallway Company Louisville
and st LOUIS Railway Company Norfolk sni Western
nafGaa cona and
a company ssyqDna @ Grn and NS, Aaea n
sTSs s oSI a SSn We
and Atlantic Railroad s,,;mo Company AaIss
Go%any clyde: steam lines Merchants, sas
steamship Company ccean steamship coopsnyi Old Do
'S'HS" To sao provisions OF said act autSor,y
ess : s lS for
from and to Boston. Proyidence, Newly orS cry etc
aaSa sad paints ass
reached by them respectively and said carriers ay
presented reason for gran.ing isr sa &
the cannot be met etcep. by maintaining ihs
ss' sa points Which are alleged to be too low
aepe% to said ioeai intermediate points, and fnrthsr
that great Of S pre-;
appearing to the Commission after Investigation Of
9 To be ear proper case for temporary existing
saes .1 IS gass Complete 81 The matters
In said peon for relieving said carriers
tst the said application hereby
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and the said SS sISs SpsraU aTS Of 5 toS4 ss
.secn s5c Of sd act ai0 to the speeds ss
tSsp, tSsn nne9y G sy, ss & Subject to a
a IN oe S shall in any ease charge or
for the property
lines where charged for shorter
than longer which shall pe than the
m orce and lrged BY said carriers respect
yely on 3ls day OF March, 1887 schedules ot which have
been filed the Commission. . ,..
is made further condition OF this order that printed
COPY shall be forthwith publicly poste and kept vita
the fares and charges az every station upon
said common carriers where such schedule ls ny
otd and kept Tor the use OF The public
And n s further ordered that Commission convene az
Atlanta on April 26 1854 thereafter at Mobile on April
20 at ew.Oriesns May q. and at memphis ON
Ter OF said petition, at which places and times
sad common carriers them and present
application said relief with evidence IN support
each must show the pre-
and the exent TO which the operation OF said
toD asked for And at tue same places aud
times any interested In opposing any such appca'
tous nav appear aud be heard an AT time prior 10
1857 the onmisson VIII receive plnteu or written
support opposition TO to relief aske
by said petitions. Thus announcement respecting times and
places hearing and method OF procedure Is subject 10
change In te discretion o the COMMISSION.
EFFECT OF THE LAW IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL April 9 (speeiat. The natural sequence or
an ghteencent -four anu grain rate from Minneapolis
10 Chicago developed to-day The steamer Sidney, which
arrived nj Lacrosse from St Louis on Monday has con-
tracted for large shipment OF -four on her return trip
This four will 90 direct to NewOrleans. where sales OF
notens are reported to have been made at % The
boat rate understood to he about thirty cents barrel
At Wnoua alone miller has sold 5000 barrels 10 70
bv boat Gulf The only thing left for the ers VI
Minnesota outside Of Minneapolis. is 10 secure low
boat to SewO Orleans. Tney must do TINS OF go out OF